Schools 100 Years Ago: Turn of the 20th Century

What was it like to go to school in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s? How big were the schools, how many grades? Investigates clothing, games, songs, and lifestyles. There is one site on frontier culture.

Read about the typical daily schedule at this Indian boarding school. Photographs and engravings capture the scenes from the past. This text may be too advanced for younger students, but there is good background information for teachers.